J. Gallagher, Preeti Menon, Zephi Francis, M. Collinson, Peace Odili
{"title":"Color in the Court: Using the Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) Program Assessment Tool to Promote Equitable and Inclusive Treatment Court Practice","authors":"J. Gallagher, Preeti Menon, Zephi Francis, M. Collinson, Peace Odili","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2173037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2023.2173037","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Treatment courts have been part of the criminal justice system for nearly three-and-a-half decades. The first treatment court, an adult drug court, began in 1989 in Florida, and due to the success of drug courts in reducing criminal recidivism rates, the intervention has evolved to address other problems and populations, such as veterans treatment courts (VTCs) and family treatment courts (FTCs). Treatment courts have been credited with promoting criminal justice reform, as they offer a rehabilitative approach to justice, as compared to historical punitive models. Research, however, has consistently shown that racial and ethnic minorities have lower completion rates in some treatment courts than their white counterparts. This study is the first statewide evaluation to use the Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) Program Assessment Tool to assess for racial and ethnic disparities in programming across several types of treatment courts (n = 30). Results showed that 64.9% of white participants completed treatment court, whereas all other races had completion rates less than 30.0%. Implications for treatment court practice are discussed in reference to staff training, the quality of treatment participants receive for substance use and mental health disorders, future research, and other key components of the treatment court model.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"149 - 161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47745310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Fischer, Rachel Engler Jordan, E. Trejos-Castillo, K. Lyness
{"title":"Sibling Training Hypothesis: Alcohol Use Behaviors Among Three Adolescent Siblings","authors":"J. Fischer, Rachel Engler Jordan, E. Trejos-Castillo, K. Lyness","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2167527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2023.2167527","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The sibling training hypothesis posits that younger siblings will come to resemble older siblings but has not been tested across three adolescent sibling dyads. In paired t-tests, sibling training was assessed across three sibling dyads (N = 102 families, 306 adolescents, Add Health data set, Waves 1 and 2). Evidence for drinking training appeared in the oldest/middle sibling dyad but not in dyads involving the youngest sibling. In latent congruence modeling, significant predictors of sibling drinking similarity included drinking by friends in the oldest/middle and oldest/youngest dyads. Research beyond the study of a single sibling dyad in a family is needed to better understand the generalizability of social influences, how they come about as well as consequences for adolescents and their families.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"200 - 221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59940088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mr Philip Truby, C. Hewitt, D. Raistrick, G. Tober, J. Watson
{"title":"Measuring Recovery: The Addiction Recovery Questionnaire (ARQ)","authors":"Mr Philip Truby, C. Hewitt, D. Raistrick, G. Tober, J. Watson","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2167529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2023.2167529","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Addiction Recovery Questionnaire (ARQ) is derived from the views of service users, their families and friends. Data were collected from 305 participants in the UK general population and addiction services, asked to self-identify as being in one of three groups: treatment, recovery or well-functioning, and complete the ARQ. Regression and latent class analyses were used to determine that the ARQ could distinguish the three groups. Clinically significant change values were established. Although there are some discrepancies in the way individuals define their recovery, self-identification was found to be broadly valid. The ARQ is able to assign people to different stages of recovery from addiction, and provides an instrument for monitoring change and measuring outcomes in the key components of lifestyle, involvement with substance use and self-confidence.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"162 - 172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43862586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complex Contexts within Oxford Houses: Psychiatrically Comorbid Social Networks.","authors":"Ted J Bobak, John M Majer, Leonard A Jason","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2181120","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2181120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to explore whether there are differences between Oxford House recovery home residents with psychiatric comorbidity in their ability to form, maintain, and dissolve loaning ties and seek advice, when compared to Oxford House residents without comorbidity, and if differences do exist, are those ties mono- or bi-directional. Findings indicated unique interdependencies among individuals with psychiatric comorbidity for advice seeking, loaning, and recovery factor scores. The results of this investigation are consistent with the dynamic systems theory conceptions of community-based recovery. Recovery homes provide access to social capital, via the residents' social network, by facilitating recovery-oriented social exchanges, which can lead to changes to the recovery home social dynamics. Upon interpreting the results of this study, components from a dynamic systems theory emerged (e.g., explaining the processes that preserve or undermine the development, maintenance, and dissolution of a network); and provided a framework for interpreting the loaning, advice-seeking, and the latent recovery factor networks and their relationship with psychiatric comorbidity. A deeper understanding of the interplay among these dynamics is described providing an understanding of how Oxford House recovery homes promote long-term recovery in a shared community setting for those with high psychiatric comorbidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 2","pages":"237-249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10237632/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9955601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Douglas L Polcin, Elizabeth Mahoney, Meenakshi Subbaraman, Amy A Mericle
{"title":"Giving and Receiving Help among Persons Entering Sober Living Houses.","authors":"Douglas L Polcin, Elizabeth Mahoney, Meenakshi Subbaraman, Amy A Mericle","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2242801","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2242801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Giving and receiving help are integral to creating the social environments necessary to support recovery. However, studies assessing the effects of helping behaviors have focused primarily on the benefits derived from giving help to others in 12-step programs and treatment. The current study examined the frequency of giving and receiving help among 188 persons entering sober living houses (SLHs), a type of recovery home that is common in California. Helping was assessed in three contexts: the SLH, 12-step meetings they attended, and interactions with their family and friends. Residents who gave help to others in one of these contexts tended to also receive help in that context. Residents who reported giving or receiving help in one context tended to report giving and receiving help in other contexts. Study findings suggest helping in recovery occurs in a broader, more reciprocal manner than currently conceptualized. Studies should address how giving and receiving help in different contexts affects recovery outcomes. Research is also needed to describe the determinants of giving and receiving help. Considerations for facilitating help among SLH residents are described.</p>","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"488-503"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10655961/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46803280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammed F Islam, Mayra Guerrero, Rebecca L Nguyen, Alexandra Porcaro, Camilla Cummings, Ed Stevens, Ann Kang, Leonard A Jason
{"title":"The Importance of Social Support in Recovery Populations: Toward a Multilevel Understanding.","authors":"Mohammed F Islam, Mayra Guerrero, Rebecca L Nguyen, Alexandra Porcaro, Camilla Cummings, Ed Stevens, Ann Kang, Leonard A Jason","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2181119","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2181119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although social support is commonly investigated in the context of substance recovery, researchers have widely neglected its multilevel nature, thus limiting what we know about its measurement across levels of observation. The current study used multilevel confirmatory factor analyses (MCFA) on 229 individuals living in 42 recovery homes to investigate the structure of single factor of social support at the individual and house-levels. Multilevel structural equation model (MSEM) was then conducted to examine whether the social support factor was associated with stress at the individual and house-levels. MCFA results showed that within individuals, all social support measures were significant and positive while at the house-level, there were a few discrepancies (e.g., IP was negative). Stress was significantly negatively related to the social support factor at the individual-level, but this association was positive at the house-level. These findings suggest that on an individual-level, a person's perception and source of social support is particularly important -even if the source of support comes from someone who is not abstinent. On a house-level, social support is more sensitive to outside influences than within individuals. Implications for future research and substance use interventions targeting social support are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 2","pages":"222-236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259869/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9636561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lidia Z Meshesha, Tatiana D Magri, Tosca D Braun, Marie A Sillice, Minh D Nguyen, Vaishnavi Suren, Ana M Abrantes
{"title":"Patient Perspective on the Role of Substance-Free Activities During Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Mixed-Method Study.","authors":"Lidia Z Meshesha, Tatiana D Magri, Tosca D Braun, Marie A Sillice, Minh D Nguyen, Vaishnavi Suren, Ana M Abrantes","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2204815","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2204815","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavioral economic theory of addiction proposes that substance use often takes place in environments with limited substance-free reinforcement. While increasing substance-free reinforcement is known to reduce substance use, systematic efforts to boost substance-free reinforcement is not often a focus of most alcohol treatment programs. Participants (N=21) with alcohol use disorder participated in virtual focus group sessions. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on participants' verbatim responses. Substance-free activities were also assessed with a 66-item modified pleasant activity list specifying activity engagement frequency and enjoyment. All participants reported introduction to substance-free activity engagement as part of their treatment, although those in group therapy (relative to individual) reported less consistent support. While motives for initial activity engagement were reported as stemming from external sources (i.e., therapist), activity maintenance was linked to intrinsic motives (i.e., personal interest). All participants identified substance-free activities as a key aid to successful recovery. Types of most helpful activities were ones related to self-care, social connections, acts of service, and creative outlets. Findings are consistent with theories of behavior change and suggest participants believe substance-free activity engagement is an important component of their recovery, however they are not receiving consistent support during the pivotal early recovery period.</p>","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 3","pages":"309-321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10373861/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10300339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Douglas L Polcin, Amy A Mericle, George S Braucht, Friedner D Wittman
{"title":"Moving Social Model Recovery Forward: Recent Research on Sober Living Houses.","authors":"Douglas L Polcin, Amy A Mericle, George S Braucht, Friedner D Wittman","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2167528","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2167528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social model recovery is a peer centered approach to alcohol and drug problems that is gaining increased attention. This approach is well-suited to services in residential settings and typically includes living in a shared alcohol- and drug-free living environment where residents give and receive personal and recovery support. Sober Living Houses (SLHs) are recovery residences that explicitly use a social model approach. This paper describes recent research on SLHs, including new measures designed to assess their social and physical environments. We conclude that our understanding of social model is rapidly evolving to include broader, more complex factors associated with outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 2","pages":"173-186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10139742/pdf/nihms-1865736.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9394734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer M Belus, Hannah Tralka, Emily N Satinsky, C J Seitz-Brown, Stacey B Daughters, Jessica F Magidson
{"title":"Substance Use Outcomes Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Living with HIV Following Residential Substance Use Treatment in Washington, DC.","authors":"Jennifer M Belus, Hannah Tralka, Emily N Satinsky, C J Seitz-Brown, Stacey B Daughters, Jessica F Magidson","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2241419","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07347324.2023.2241419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored how sexual or gender minority (SGM) status influenced substance use (SU) treatment outcomes in a predominantly African American and unemployed sample of people with HIV. <i>N</i> = 60 participants were enrolled in an abstinence-focused inpatient SU treatment center, followed by outpatient treatment sessions. At 12-months follow-up, the survival rate (i.e. those who did not reuse substances) was 37.6% (non-SGM group) vs. 4.8% (SGM group). The impact of SGM status on reuse was .54 log odds, <i>p</i> = .11, which translates to a 71.8% increase in the hazard of reusing substances for SGM vs. non-SGM individuals. For both groups, frequency of reuse remained stable and problems associated with SU decreased over time. Results suggest a potentially clinically relevant finding that SGM individuals have possible heigh-tened risk of SU after a mixed inpatient-outpatient program. ClinicalTrials.gov trial registration number: NCT01351454.</p>","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"373-385"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10601688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43281404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Kimball, Sterling T. Shumway, Nikki Hune, Spencer D. Bradshaw
{"title":"Capacity for Meaningful Relationship in Severe Substance Use Recovery: A Qualitative Study","authors":"T. Kimball, Sterling T. Shumway, Nikki Hune, Spencer D. Bradshaw","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2149372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2149372","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the lived experiences of meaningful relationships among persons in 12-step recovery. The distinction of recovery is important as our study focused less on relational patterns during active substance use and more on their perception within their recovery. This phenomenological study followed Van Manen’s six step approach of qualitative research. Data were collected from 7 participants through semi-structured one-on-one participant interviews. Participants were asked open-ended questions regarding their SUD recovery (e.g., “What is your experience of your capacity to be in meaningful relationships?”). Resulting from the analysis, four themes were extracted from the overarching theme of the Capacity for Meaningful Relationships in Recovery. The four emergent themes included Building the Foundation in Recovery, Sharing a Common Ground of Support, Giving Back – Helping Others, and Bridging Recovery to Family – The Biggest Accomplishment. Limitations and future research are discussed as well as the potential impact and application of these findings as they relate to recovery research and practice.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"187 - 199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48090010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}